00:00A minority administration is expected to be formed here at Leeds Civic Hall on Wednesday the 20th of May
00:06as Leeds City Council's 99 councillors attend the authority's annual meeting following the recent election.
00:13Labour lost its overall majority but remains the city's biggest political group.
00:19A minority administration arrangement can be made when a council falls under no overall control
00:25with no party holding more than 50% of the seats.
00:29Led by Kipax and Methley councillor James Lewis, Labour would form the new executive board
00:34but without an overall majority the party may need to work with other political groups
00:39to seek consensus on major issues voted on at full council meetings.
00:44Labour had 48 councillors following the vote on 7th May, down from 56 before the election
00:50although Labour's share has since fallen to 47 after the Crossgates and Winmore councillor Jess Lennox
00:57left to sit as an independent.
00:59Councillor Lennox previously served as Labour's executive member for housing.
01:03Councils under no overall control are sometimes run by coalitions
01:07formed between different political groups
01:09but that would require agreement between parties strongly opposed to each other.
01:13In Leeds the Conservatives are now the second biggest group with 14 councillors
01:17followed by the Greens with 11 and Reform with 10.
01:20The Liberal Democrats have six seats
01:23and Garthorff and Swillington Independents, Morley Borough Independents
01:26and the Social Democratic Party have three seats each.
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